The fight serves as a rematch of their 2006 bout at a TKO event in Canada, where Menjivar was disqualified for an illegal upkick. Both fighters later signed with the WEC.

UFC 157 takes place Feb. 23 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook. Faber vs. Menjivar likely will be part of the PPV main card.

Faber, the WEC’s longtime featherweight champion, is stuck in a 1-2 skid following UFC title losses to bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz and Renan Barao (for an interim belt earlier this year). A submission win over Brian Bowles separates the two losses for “The California Kid,” who went 13-0 from 2005-2008 (but who’s 5-5 since then).

Faber now meets Menjivar, a fast-rising contender who’s 4-1 in the UFC with his lone loss coming to fellow contender Mike Easton earlier this year. However, the Canadian-Salvadoran fighter and Tristar Gym member recently rebounded from that loss with a submission victory over Azamat Gashimov at UFC 154, which earned him a “Submission of the Night” bonus (his second in three fights).

As the UFC 189 tour made its last stop in Dublin, featherweight champ Jose Aldo was met with a torrent of abuse from the Irish fans. It might have been unpleasant, but it might also have been just what he needed.